Comparison

Bench Smart vs Activity Minutes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bench Smart

Features
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This application was tailored for the whole range of our smartwatches allowing users to make the most of their devices. Notifications, calendars, control over the most important health and sports indicators. The application provides stable work and perfect data security. This App is one step ahead of your expectations from a recently purchased device! Integrates with iOS Health App

About

Activity Minutes

Track your weekly exercise goals with this app, which helps you meet recommended activity minutes by monitoring heart rate zones. It also estimates calories burned and fat burn, with an Apple Watch companion app for convenient on-the-go tracking. All your data is kept private on your device.

Highlights
  • Track daily and weekly active minutes
  • View active and basal calories burned
  • See estimated fat burn calculations
  • Step counts
  • Apple Watch app with complications
  • Complete privacy with on-device data
Features
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Activity Minutes helps you track your weekly activity goals based on widely recommended exercise guidelines: 150 minutes of moderate activity or 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week. Features: • Track daily and weekly active minutes from heart rate zones • View active and basal calories burned • See estimated fat burn calculations • See step counts • Apple Watch app with complications to show activity minutes, daily and workout fat burn estimates, daily and active calorie counts, daily step counts and workout minutes, updated every few minutes automatically in your watch face • All data stays on your device - complete privacy The app reads your heart rate data during workouts to calculate time spent in moderate and vigorous (120+ bpm, adjustable based on age) zones. Vigorous minutes count double toward your weekly goal as recommended by the American Heart Association. Requires Apple Watch for heart rate data. Note: This app is not endorsed or affiliated with the American Heart Association. It uses their public guidelines to measure and track activity that is collected by Apple HealthKit. Privacy Policy: https://www.relipr.com/apps/activeminutes/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bench Smart4 screens
Activity Minutes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bench Smart at none against Activity Minutes's 1. Bench Smart also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.1). Activity Minutes's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Activity Minutes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Bench Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bench Smart ships an update every 3 months, Activity Minutes daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Bench Smart versus Activity Minutes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBench SmartActivity Minutes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperInter City Watch Company LtdReliPR, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Bench Smart

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Activity Minutes

Subscriptions1
  • Activity Minutes Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Bench Smart free?
Bench Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Activity Minutes free?
Activity Minutes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bench Smart or Activity Minutes have ads?
Neither Bench Smart nor Activity Minutes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bench Smart or Activity Minutes?
Bench Smart ships an update every 3 months, and Activity Minutes daily. Most recently, Bench Smart was updated on October 27, 2026 and Activity Minutes on October 22, 2026.

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